Trend of the Popularity of Melissa as a Female Baby Name in New York

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 42 female babies that were named Melissa in New York, which was 0.05% of the total number of female babies born in New York in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Melissa peaked as a female baby name in New York in 1980 with a count of 2,338 babies, which was 2.34% of the total female babies born in New York in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in New York that were named Melissa, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in New York that were named Melissa.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Melissa in New York

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Melissa in New York

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in New York who were named Melissa from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Melissa as a Female Baby Name in New York

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	2338	2.34
1981	2105	2.08
1982	1968	1.92
1983	1848	1.80
1984	1766	1.69
1985	1632	1.53
1986	1474	1.36
1987	1679	1.50
1988	1588	1.39
1989	1426	1.20
1990	1313	1.08
1991	1287	1.08
1992	1087	0.94
1993	1014	0.90
1994	907	0.82
1995	757	0.70
1996	655	0.63
1997	574	0.57
1998	478	0.48
1999	393	0.39
2000	351	0.35
2001	301	0.31
2002	269	0.28
2003	265	0.27
2004	240	0.25
2005	213	0.22
2006	177	0.18
2007	145	0.15
2008	127	0.13
2009	147	0.16
2010	124	0.13
2011	123	0.13
2012	110	0.12
2013	95	0.10
2014	68	0.07
2015	76	0.08
2016	69	0.08
2017	55	0.06
2018	66	0.08
2019	53	0.06
2020	55	0.07
2021	48	0.06
2022	33	0.04
2023	38	0.05
2024	42	0.05